1. Luiz Antonio Rodrigues Elias
Ministry of Science and Technology
Science, Technology and Innovation
for National Development
Action Plan 2007 – 2010
Luiz Antonio Rodrigues Elias
Deputy Minister 1

2. Some numbers on Brazil – 2009
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Some numbers on Brazil – 2009
8.5 million km²
191 million
~ 1.5 US$ trillion (2% world)
1.2 % GDP
~ 211,000 in 2008
2.7 % of world
Total area
Population
GDP (2008)
Investment in S&T
Scientists and researchers
Scientific papers 2

3. Executive Secretariat SEPED SETEC SEPIN SECIS Technological Institutes
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Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister’s Office
Executive Secretariat
SEPED SETEC SEPIN SECIS
CCT
ST&I National
Council
FINEP
Studies & Projects
Financing
Agency
CNEN
National
Nuclear Energy
Commission
INB, NUCLEP
CDTN, IEN, IPEN
IRD, CRCN
AEB
Brazilian
Space
INPE
financing
agencies
CNPq
National Council
Scientific and
Technological
Development
CGEE
Centre for
Management and
Strategic Studies
15 Research Units and
Technological Institutes

4. Sustainable growth of Brazilian economy
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Sustainable growth of Brazilian economy
lays the ground for long term planning
Economic Policy
Education Development Plan
PDE
Health Development Plan
Agriculture Development
Plan
Growth Acceleration
Programme
(Infrastructure)
PAC
Defense
Policy
Productive Development Policy
PDP
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Plan STI 4

5. Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
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Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
FINEP (STI
financing agency)
BNDES
(development bank)
State Policies
innovation
Industrial Policy
Common agenda:
Address scientific and technological challenges
Promote the use of common fiscal and financial instruments
Support the whole innovation cycle
Aim at joint goal of increasing business investment in R&D to 0.65% GDP 5

6. Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development
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Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development
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Four strategic priorities, 21 lines of action, 87 programmes
Goals for 2010 (versus 2006)
1.5 % of GDP
(1.02% in 2006)
0.64% federal government
0.21% states governments
Investment in R,D&I
Innovation in enterprises
0.65 % of GDP – investments in
R,D&I by private sector
(0.51% in 2006)
Human resources
Scholarships: 160,000
(2006: 100,000)
400 Technology Centers
600 new telecentres
Maths Olympics: 21 million students and
10,000 scholarships
S&T for social development 6 6 6

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Gross Domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a percentage of Gross Domestic product (GDP), 2008 7
2010 Goal : 1.5% GDP
Sources: National Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2009/2 - OECD; BrasBaMCTnkil:;
Chile and India: World Development Indicators, The World

8. 2007-2010 Action Plan in S,T&I Four Priority Axes
Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development
Action Plan in S,T&I
Four Priority Axes
Expansion and consolidation of the National
ST&I System
II. Promotion of technology innovation in
business
III. R&D in strategic areas
IV. S&T for social development 8

9. Main lines of action in 2007-2010
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Main lines of action in
I - Expansion and consolidation of National System of STI
1- Institutional consolidation of national ST&I system
2- Human resources capacity building in ST&I
3- Support to S&T research infra-structure
Priority Goals I
Expand and strengthen state and municipal partnerships and
increase international cooperation
Increase the number of PhD awards per year, with emphasis
on engineering and on strategic sectors

10. Human Resources in S,T&I – 2008
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Human Resources in S,T&I – 2008
211,000 Individual Researchers ,000 Ph.D. degree holders
86,000 Master’s degree holders
56,000 other, which correspond to
133,000 Full time equivalent researchers
39,000 Ph.D. degree holders
46,000 Master’s degree holders
48,000 other
150,000 Postgraduate students
53,000 Ph.D. programmes
97,000 Master’s programmes
46,700 Degrees awarded
10,700 Ph.D.
36,000 Master’s 10

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Total researchers (FTE) per thousand total employment by selected countries: latest available year
Sources: Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2009/1 - OECD; Brazil: MCT

12. Researchers distribution in 2008 (%)
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Researchers distribution in 2008 (%)
133,000 full-time equivalent researchers,
which means, 0.7 per
million inhabitants
universities
government
business sector
Note (1): latest available values
Sources: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2009/2 and Brazil: MCT
% researchers

13. Master’s and Doctor’s degrees awarded per year
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Master’s and Doctor’s degrees awarded per year
38,800 Master’s degrees awarded in 2009
11,400 PhD degrees awarded in 2009
source: Capes/MEC

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Awarded S&E doctoral degrees, by selected region, country/economy: 2006 or most recent year
Sources: World Development Indicators, The World Bank; Brazil: MCT

15. Fast growth of scientific publications
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Fast growth of scientific publications
10.5% average annual increase over 28 years
3 x world average
2.69% of world production in 2009
Relative Value
Brazil
World
Year

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Number of papers published in international journals indexed by Thomson Reuters/Science, 2009
Source: Science Indicators 2009, Thomson Reuters – Institute for Scientific Informatin (ISI)

17. CNPq and CAPES: number of scholarships
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Expansion and consolidation of National System of STI
CNPq and CAPES: number of scholarships
Ministry of Science and Technology Research Promotion Agency 17

18. Programs of funding of R&D projects and networks
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Programs of funding of R&D projects and networks
Universal Call, Young researchers, First projects
Pronex – Program to Support Nuclei of Excellence
INCT – National Institutes of S&T
Calls for projects for the Sectoral Funds
Proinfra – Program to Support Research Infrastructure
Call for projects in new campi

19. Main campi ( ) = 43 Federal Universities Situation in 2002 2002 19
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Federal Universities
Situation in 2002
Main campi ( ) = 43
2002 19

20. Main campi ( ) = 59 Other campi ( ) = 171 Total = 230
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Federal Universities
Situation in 2009
Main campi ( ) = 59
Other campi ( ) = 171
Total = 230
2002 20

21. Expansion and consolidation of National System of STI
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Expansion and consolidation of National System of STI
Expansion of international cooperation
Biotechnology (CBAB) Nanotechnology (CBAN) Renewable Energy Nuclear Space
Biofuels
Renewable Energy
Technology
Space
Bilateral Cooperation 21

22. II- Promotion of Technological Innovation in Enterprises
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II- Promotion of Technological Innovation in Enterprises
4- Financial support to innovation
5- Technology in support of innovation by enterprises
6- ncentives to start-ups and to consolidation of technology-intensive enterprises
Priority Goal II
Increase the private R,D&I expenditures from 0.51% of the
GDP to 0.65% by 2010, by integrating different instruments
in support of technological innovation and considerably
expanding financial support (R&D contracts, loans, venture
capital etc.)

23. II- Promotion of Technological Innovation in Enterprises
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II- Promotion of Technological Innovation in Enterprises
Legal Framework
Innovation Law – nº ,
Fiscal Incentive Law – nº ,
Informatic Law –nº 8.248,
and
Law nº ,
Digital TV and eletronic components incentive law
Biosafety Law – nº ,
Biodiversity Access Law (in project)
Federal Buy Law – nº 8.666,
General Law for Small and Medium Enterprise – nº 123, 23

24. Programs for Innovative Enterprises (by size)
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Programs for Innovative Enterprises (by size)
PRIME
Program
PAPPE
Grant
Incubation
Seed
Funds
agency
Scholarships
Inova
Brasil PE
SIBRATEC
Fiscal
Incentives
National
Tax
Equity
Venture
Capital
idea/start up
infant
size
medium/large
small/medium
$ non-reimbursable
$ venture capital
$ loan
$ other

25. Programs for Innovative Enterprises
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Programs for Innovative Enterprises
FUNTEC
Technological
Development Fund
agency
Technologic Innovation –
financing focused in projects
Innovative Capital –
Financing focused in companies
Support for Strategic Sectors
BNDES Buy Card
Criatec – New Companies Technology based
only to technological institutions and non-profit organizations for companies partnership
idea/start up
infant
size
medium/large
small/medium
$ non-reimbursable
$ venture capital
$ loan
$ other

26. III- R,D&I in Strategic Areas
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III- R,D&I in Strategic Areas
7.Future bearing areas: Biotechnology and Nanotechnology
8. Information and Communications Technologies
9. Inputs for the Health Sector
10. Biofuels, Electric energy, hydrogen and renewable energies
12. Oil, gas and coal
Agribusiness
Biodiversity and natural resources
Development of the Amazon and Semi-Arid region
Meteorology and climate change
Space Program
Nuclear Program
National Defense and Public Security 26

27. Funds for the Action Plan: all sources
Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development
Funds for the Action Plan: all sources
MME/Petrobras/Eletrobras
MCT/other PPA actions (2)
US $ 26 billion
Source: LOA 2007, PLOA 2008 e PPA Elaboração: ASCAV/MCT
Notes: 1) includes resources under FNDCT supervision; 2) does not include personnel nor financial expenditures; 3) BNDES estimates subject to change.

28. An English version of the Summary Document of the
Action Plan
Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development
An English version of the
Summary Document of the
Action Plan in S,T&I
can be downloaded from

29. Main advances from 2003 to 2009 S,T&I: a matter of State
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Main advances from 2003 to 2009
S,T&I: a matter of State
S,T&I policy focused on four strategic lines
new regulation for innovation
new instruments and mechanisms for
financing R&D
increased federal funds for S,T&I
greater dialogue with states, main
municipalities, scientific and enterprises
associations and society in general
improvement and expansion of existing S,T&I
programs and creation of new ones

30. Action Plan
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Conclusions
in the next few years, innovation law and fiscal incentive law should change the innovation
environment in Brazil and intensify R&D at
enterprises
governmental programs have increased their
support
it is necessary to make information on the
governmental programs and incentives
reach enterprises, in special small and medium
size enterprises, and encourage them towards
innovation

31. Action Plan
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Thank you 31